BUILDING A FREELANCE EXPERT PLATFORM FOR PROFESSIONAL TALENT
In our endeavor to exhibit new and modern enterprises which have come out with unconventional companies to profit the purchasers, we stumbled on the profile of IndusGuru Community Companions which is making a mark within the consulting trade. The corporate works on a singular enterprise mannequin and runs on a formidable strategic roadmap.
We determined to rearrange a digital assembly with the management panel, in dialog with Shanu Malkani and Deepak Malkani (co-founders) we mentioned numerous points of their enterprise mannequin. Let’s dive into the excerpts of the dialog held with them.
THE PREFACE
Indusguru was based in Jan 2016, with the target of serving to Freelance, Unbiased specialists entry a variety of attention-grabbing enterprise consulting alternatives and freelance roles . They started by aggregating a community of freelancing trade specialists sourced from 6 main domains- Technique, Finance, Advertising, Operations, IT and HR.
At the moment, their community is enriched with profoundly expert trade specialists throughout 30 trade segments that may present invaluable companies to their shoppers’ companies. Any specialist who has been empaneled on their platform has over 10-15 years of expertise within the particular subject. . Earlier than bringing every trade knowledgeable on board, they facilitate a technique of curation that includes a one-onone video name interview to evaluate their space of specialization and total experience.
Undeniably, the pandemic has fueled their enterprise mannequin that thrives on full-time freelancing. At the moment, IndusGuru serves Giant Corporates, Consulting companies, SMEs, startups and Non-Income, and many others, as a web based market for knowledgeable consulting throughout the trade. What has set them other than different ventures is the in-depth material experience and various enterprise specialization underneath a single roof.
The enterprise operations are easy, clear and environment friendly with an emphasis on customer support. IndusGuru is a curated platform based mostly on a freelancing enterprise mannequin, that helps bridge the hole between an impartial skilled expertise pool and shoppers that search trade and useful experience.
Freelancing is the brand new regular, that has pervaded each sector right now and our enterprise has achieved appreciable development owing to this market pattern. “The sense of freedom, independence and suppleness one will get from freelancing is exclusive and our platform is geared toward fueling its development and acceptance throughout the enterprise group,” shared the founding duo.
VALUES DRIVING THE BUSINESS
Constructing shut working relationships with shoppers is the underlying worth that subtly drives the enterprise at IndusGuru. From understanding their mission consulting must counsel a dependable set of specialists, the corporate is understood to carry out as per the consumer’s necessities and finances.
The insights and understanding of the talents throughout their community experience have helped them chart an efficient path to their consumer’s success. To be able to affirm the choice, the management workforce arranges a number of client-consultant conferences and engagement classes. Likewise, diligence can be executed to make sure a powerful cultural match between the knowledgeable and the consumer group.
THE 4C APPROACH
The worth proposition provided to the top consumer by IndusGuru could possibly be summarized as 4Cs. Let’s acknowledge those-
• Curated Community- A strong curation course of by the corporate ensures IndusGuru specialists ship higher companies.
• Comfort- An easy entry to on-line profiles and mission posting making it a single retailer for various enterprise experience.
• Selection- The flexibleness to have interaction and select from the pool of specialists that try to make a distinction to their finish shoppers.
• Price Effectiveness- An unequalled skilled help that comes at a budget-friendly worth. The shoppers are benefitted from avoiding the large overheads of massive consulting companies.
MEET THE BRAINS BEHIND INDUSGURU
DEEPAK MALKANI
Deepak owns a profession spanning 27+ years the place he honed his competence in Administration Consulting, main and rising various consulting practices in Accenture and PwC. Accumulation of a lot perception and this expertise impressed him to determine IndusGuru.
Being an engineer and an MBA from VJTI and IIM Calcutta, he’s an avid believer in a peoplefirst method to increasing the expansion of his enterprise. On a private entrance, he’s a person who’s keen on taking part in Tennis, studying books, and watching sci-fiction films.
SHANU MALKANI
Shanu has greater than 24 years of expertise in expertise consulting and has held senior client-service management positions at prestigious companies resembling Siemens Data Programs and Accenture. Being an expert engineer, she has headed IndusGuru since its begin, carrying many hats, together with these for finance, human assets, authorized, and advertising and marketing.
As a pacesetter, she is an knowledgeable multi-tasker who organizes and completes each her private {and professional} to-do lists with effectivity. She has established a rapport of credibility and
belief with each shoppers and professionals that has boosted the corporate’s development over time.
THE SIGNING NOTE FROM THE FOUNDERS
“IndusGuru strives to supply skilled expertise with versatile work alternatives – together with consulting initiatives, advisory roles, and contract roles – in India and globally. As we’re planning to cross geographical borders with our future plans we imagine our enterprise would emerge to turn out to be a holistic platform to advertise the competencies and experience of Indian trade specialists.
We additionally plan to carry world expertise on board with us as we unfold our wings throughout the worldwide market. Moreover, we’re planning to faucet extra deeply into digital expertise experience to develop and scale our enterprise within the coming years.”
